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typeId: term
recordId: encryption-is-not-trust
fields:
  title: Encryption Is Not Trust
  definition: "A Benac principle: encryption protects data before disclosure, but
    once plaintext or decryption capability is given to a host or principal,
    Benac cannot prove deletion or prevent abuse."
  order: 1470
  usage:
    - This principle should appear in UX warnings and policy decisions involving
      remote compute.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 12. Encryption, decryption, and disclosure terminology
---
